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as well, both bringing us power and cooling our coastal power plants. i bring you greetings, of course, from the city of los angeles and we are experiencing, as has the entire country, the warmest year recorded. last summer was the warmest summer since records were kept. i know you've all seen al gore's speech so i don't have to recapitulate all that, but i do think it's important to bring it back to the meaning for the city of los angeles and for other cities as well that when we record record high temperature, we also record record high use of our power system, which means we also have record high numbers of outages and we have record high hours of overtime being worked by our employees and we have many other impacts that are felt greatly by the citizens and by the rate payers. our city also receives a very large quantity of water and certainly our best quality of water from pristine area in the eastern sierra known as the owens valley and that's what feeds our aqua duct. we have been seeing summer runoff over the last 70 years showing a decreasing tr
as well, both bringing us power and cooling our coastal power plants. i bring you greetings, of course, from the city of los angeles and we are experiencing, as has the entire country, the warmest year recorded. last summer was the warmest summer since records were kept. i know you've all seen al gore's speech so i don't have to recapitulate all that, but i do think it's important to bring it back to the meaning for the city of los angeles and for other cities as well that when we record record...
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i think that it should be used for medical purposes only. >> i'm for it. i'm for it, i think it should be legal. it's a medicine, it makes people feel good. >> this should have happened a long time ago. seems like a good way to bail out the state of some dire financial straits. >> reporter: a coalition of medical marijuana providers came out against prop 19 saying it could spur cities and counties to ban marijuana for all uses. in oakland, sal castaneda. >>> environmentists today posted a list of so called trash hot spots. the group save the bay pinpointed 225 locations that they say need help. state and regional quality agencies are now mandating that cities permenantly cut trash in these locations. the new rules call for trash reduction of 40% by the year 2014 and garbage must be totally eliminated within 12 years. but some cities say they don't have enough money to fund such programs without sacrificing other much needed services. >>> and there's fog at the coast. right now in oakland, a mild 62, san francisco 63. here's the forecast as it goes tonight.
i think that it should be used for medical purposes only. >> i'm for it. i'm for it, i think it should be legal. it's a medicine, it makes people feel good. >> this should have happened a long time ago. seems like a good way to bail out the state of some dire financial straits. >> reporter: a coalition of medical marijuana providers came out against prop 19 saying it could spur cities and counties to ban marijuana for all uses. in oakland, sal castaneda. >>>...
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i think that it should be used for medical purposes only. >> i'm for it. i'm for it, i think it should be legal. it's a medicine, it makes people feel good. >> this should have happened a long time ago. seems like a good way to bail out the state of some dire financial straits. >> reporter: a coalition of medical marijuana providers came out against prop 19 saying it could spur cities and counties to ban marijuana for all uses. in oakland, sal castaneda. >>> environmentists today posted a list of so called trash hot spots. the group save the bay pinpointed 225 locations that they say need help. state and regional quality agencies are now mandating that cities permenantly cut trash in these locations. the new rules call for trash reduction of 40% by the year 2014 and garbage must be totally eliminated within 12 years. but some cities say they don't have enough money to fund such programs without sacrificing other much needed services. >>> and there's fog at the coast. right now in oakland, a mild 62, san francisco 63. here's the forecast as it goes tonight.
i think that it should be used for medical purposes only. >> i'm for it. i'm for it, i think it should be legal. it's a medicine, it makes people feel good. >> this should have happened a long time ago. seems like a good way to bail out the state of some dire financial straits. >> reporter: a coalition of medical marijuana providers came out against prop 19 saying it could spur cities and counties to ban marijuana for all uses. in oakland, sal castaneda. >>>...
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give us information. don't just pull officers we have established a ra pour with out of the community that have been making an impact. what is happening is, we have a race war. latino kids and african-american kids shooting and killing each other. vernal dwellings is a project, and it is important for the officers to -- for the people to understand why the officers are being removed. i know you are holding police advisory boards, and maybe through those meetings you can let us know why officers are not on the street anymore. maybe we can add this onto the next agenda item, because we have about 40 families that did not want to come today but could not make it today. we feel we should at least get an explanation of why officers are k removed from certain beats.
give us information. don't just pull officers we have established a ra pour with out of the community that have been making an impact. what is happening is, we have a race war. latino kids and african-american kids shooting and killing each other. vernal dwellings is a project, and it is important for the officers to -- for the people to understand why the officers are being removed. i know you are holding police advisory boards, and maybe through those meetings you can let us know why officers...
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something that we might or might not want to use. it's just a question of how we would monitor the system if we were going to use that technology. just to clarify, these type of the installations feed directly into the grid. there needs to be no new transmission lines per anything like that. any questions? the next step, we just want to hear your thoughts about this. we were just asked to put some brief information together. we also haven't talked to the sfpc about the viability. we just want to hear if we should look into this? >> first, i want to thank you for unearthing this information. knowing what i know of it, a think it is very worthwhile to pursue to see how this might factor in to the larger design and strategy of implementing a clean energy program. especially the way it is exhibited here, how fast as the new jersey program? >> i know that pfe & g is the largest utility in the state, they have something like 200,000 utility poles. i read somewhere that it is the largest pulled out solar program in the world. supervisor mir
something that we might or might not want to use. it's just a question of how we would monitor the system if we were going to use that technology. just to clarify, these type of the installations feed directly into the grid. there needs to be no new transmission lines per anything like that. any questions? the next step, we just want to hear your thoughts about this. we were just asked to put some brief information together. we also haven't talked to the sfpc about the viability. we just want...
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two years old, san quentin's new execution chamber has never been used. but that could change overnight next tuesday with albert brown, convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 15-year-old girl in riverside county in 1980. >> they built a new execution chamber. they did that in secret. >> reporter: the aclu says the judge hasn't approved the new death chamber or lethal injection procedures so he should not let the state rush into ruling executions. but in the ruling, the judge found a three-drug combination acceptable, so brown can choose if he wants that or one shot. concerns about lethal injection were first raised by murderer, michael morales, who averted execution. analysts are not sure why the state is pushing executions now. >> i don't think anybody could really predict what's gonna happen on tuesday night. >> reporter: if the execution goes forward, hundreds of protesters will likely gather, the last inmate put together by lethal injection shun was clarence allen in 2006, convicted of the contract killings of three people. >> there's no humane
two years old, san quentin's new execution chamber has never been used. but that could change overnight next tuesday with albert brown, convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 15-year-old girl in riverside county in 1980. >> they built a new execution chamber. they did that in secret. >> reporter: the aclu says the judge hasn't approved the new death chamber or lethal injection procedures so he should not let the state rush into ruling executions. but in the ruling, the judge...
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use of february was -- >> february was the only one with monday as a holiday. supervisor avalos: i could see me believing that one open to schedule if we need to have one. finding another friday. and then, the memorial day weekend is a three-day weekend. i am probably ok, but maybe we could meet earlier in the day. i know that could be complicated for other members, but it might be able to assure we have a meeting, but we still have the afternoon buying case before leaving town. >> my request is we traditionally meet in the afternoon because of the public members who have a job, so i would just want to get feedback from them, is a morning meeting with impact their ability to get here. supervisor mirkarimi: i think it is a good guide posts. i did not know if it will just the case by case. we will have to flow as a closer to those months to see if this is going to work or not, engage the commission. does that sound right? >> sure, so we could have some regularly scheduled meetings and some that are floating? supervisor mirkarimi: some of it will be predicated bas
use of february was -- >> february was the only one with monday as a holiday. supervisor avalos: i could see me believing that one open to schedule if we need to have one. finding another friday. and then, the memorial day weekend is a three-day weekend. i am probably ok, but maybe we could meet earlier in the day. i know that could be complicated for other members, but it might be able to assure we have a meeting, but we still have the afternoon buying case before leaving town. >>...
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i was going to use the wrong adjective. [laughter] their unwillingness to be supportive of the program -- they are wrong. this is right. the president is right. congress, by and large, is right. all these mares are ready to go to do what -- all these mares are ready to go to do what the secretary started. the first program was done in berkeley years ago. it is simple. the company is not going to provide enough resources. how the finance those upgrades? -- how do you finance those upgrades? you can amortize them over the life of your mortgage in a way that gives billions of dollars for the retrofitting of buildings. ours is the largest in the united states. we passed a more than $150 million appropriation. we were ready to go. we had dozens of people who had already gotten approval. then the word came out that fannie and freddie no longer would allow these because of the weight it relates to first orleans. i will not bore you with it. -- because of the way it relates to first liens. i will not bore you with it. it is a step
i was going to use the wrong adjective. [laughter] their unwillingness to be supportive of the program -- they are wrong. this is right. the president is right. congress, by and large, is right. all these mares are ready to go to do what -- all these mares are ready to go to do what the secretary started. the first program was done in berkeley years ago. it is simple. the company is not going to provide enough resources. how the finance those upgrades? -- how do you finance those upgrades? you...
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is used to benefit the community. we do think there are some ways where guidelines and criteria can be developed so people who are not now taking advantage of those lands can have an idea about where they need to go as opposed to using the squeaky wheel concept. they really would have an understanding. we think the attorney's office could be very helpful in helping to give information about what those guidelines might be. diversity and inclusion is an area we think is critical in terms of diverse members of the community participating in planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation, and there are ways that bought puc's resources -- there are ways that puc's resources can be made available. this was brought up in groups of people who may have language difficulty understanding english, so we think this is an area where there is lots of room for opportunity. finally, financial and in-kind contributions. that means not just money, but the staff time that is devoted to boards and commissions and task forces that sh
is used to benefit the community. we do think there are some ways where guidelines and criteria can be developed so people who are not now taking advantage of those lands can have an idea about where they need to go as opposed to using the squeaky wheel concept. they really would have an understanding. we think the attorney's office could be very helpful in helping to give information about what those guidelines might be. diversity and inclusion is an area we think is critical in terms of...
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all of these industries used water from this system. and it served as a prototype for many american cities, including pittsburgh and new york. man: new york city went to philadelphia and said, "you know, we're thinking of developing a hudson river water supply -- what do you suggest we do?" and they said, "we've had "a lot of problems on the schuylkill. "don't go to the hudson river. go to the upland and work by gravity." and that's what new york city did. they first went to the hudson highlands, but 150 years later, it went to the delaware highlands. and really diverted the water that normally went to philadelphia to new york city. i don't think they anticipated that. narrator: the majority of new york city's drinking water comes from watersheds in upstate new york. a watershed is the area of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water. mountains act as a funnel to feed rivers and lakes. and in this case, reservoirs. in the new york city system, water is collected and stored in 19 reservoirs, which can
all of these industries used water from this system. and it served as a prototype for many american cities, including pittsburgh and new york. man: new york city went to philadelphia and said, "you know, we're thinking of developing a hudson river water supply -- what do you suggest we do?" and they said, "we've had "a lot of problems on the schuylkill. "don't go to the hudson river. go to the upland and work by gravity." and that's what new york city did. they...
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two years old, san quentin's new execution chamber has never been used. but that could change overnight next tuesday with albert brown, convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 15-year-old girl in riverside county in 1980. >> they built a new execution chamber. they did that in secret. >> reporter: the aclu says the judge hasn't approved the new death chamber or lethal injection procedures so he should not let the state rush into ruling executions. but in the ruling, the judge found a three-drug combination acceptable, so brown can choose if he wants that or one shot. concerns about lethal injection were first raised by murderer, michael morales, who averted execution. analysts are not sure why the state is pushing executions now. >> i don't think anybody could really predict what's gonna happen on tuesday night. >> reporter: if the execution goes forward, hundreds of protesters will likely gather, the last inmate put together by lethal injection shun was clarence allen in 2006, convicted of the contract killings of three people. >> there's no humane
two years old, san quentin's new execution chamber has never been used. but that could change overnight next tuesday with albert brown, convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 15-year-old girl in riverside county in 1980. >> they built a new execution chamber. they did that in secret. >> reporter: the aclu says the judge hasn't approved the new death chamber or lethal injection procedures so he should not let the state rush into ruling executions. but in the ruling, the judge...
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it's what has made us exceptional. just remembering what brought us here. >> glenn: full of hate. i miss the crazy hate angry part in that. but there is only one clip. i'm sure he went off the deep end after that. look, here is just a note, fyi to washington. it doesn't work. i mean if you call the tea party extreme all you want. the pictures tell a different story. america knows. we have had an incredible response from people sending in their photos. we have asked you last week, we put together 8-28 photo book. send us more photos. details at glennbeck.com/books. all the details are there. here are the pictures. does this look crazy to you? i mean if that looks crazy to you, well, then there is a good chance that the marxist candidate running against christine o'donnell in delaware is looking good. i don't know, the marxist is looking pretty good. the white house responded to say the story 100% true. so why am i reporting it? well, because i'm between a rock and a hard place. do i believe the obama administration or the "new york times"? can i get a life line on this one? please.
it's what has made us exceptional. just remembering what brought us here. >> glenn: full of hate. i miss the crazy hate angry part in that. but there is only one clip. i'm sure he went off the deep end after that. look, here is just a note, fyi to washington. it doesn't work. i mean if you call the tea party extreme all you want. the pictures tell a different story. america knows. we have had an incredible response from people sending in their photos. we have asked you last week, we put...
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thank you to lourdes for hosting us here this morning. [applause] i do want to say, this is a great opportunity for the merchants to really be involved in this program. i know that walk that christine and i did together today, some of the merchants already have passed that number on to some of their parents regarding the program. so i think it's going to be a greet partnership. it really takes a community to really deal with this issue. the non-profits, the local businesses, the residents. the merchants are really the eyes and ears of what's happening along the corridor, so they know the families, they know the kids in the neighborhoods. their -- they're comminets and they speak -- clients and they speak to them every day. this is a great opportunity for everyone to come together and tackle this issue. i look forward to working with the mayor and talking to the merchants about the program. so thank you. [applause] >> we have lots of folks -- could actually all of you raise your hand that are involved in the school district, or tark. these
thank you to lourdes for hosting us here this morning. [applause] i do want to say, this is a great opportunity for the merchants to really be involved in this program. i know that walk that christine and i did together today, some of the merchants already have passed that number on to some of their parents regarding the program. so i think it's going to be a greet partnership. it really takes a community to really deal with this issue. the non-profits, the local businesses, the residents. the...
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i am happy that you took the time to celebrate with us. we have, in this spirit, a formal proclamation. you do not have enough wall space for the proclamations that you have received. but this is my honor to recognize, you have to share this today. garcia understands this because there are only 365 days a year. he must have given out 10 days every day. and i am trying to separate this. in the spirit of brown, let me give out heritage day, guatemalan heritage day, and mexican heritage day. and the crop one -- the crop was -- nicaraguan day. this is the day we celebrate our histories in this remarkable bicentennial. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you all for coming. we have more to celebreate this historical and colorful day. we thank you for all you do. have a wonderful celebration. >> did you have to hurry? [laughter] >> gentlemen. we are talking about el salvador. >> thank you very much. iwould like to thank gavin newsom and the mayor's office for inviting us here. the consul general would like to continue our very good relation
i am happy that you took the time to celebrate with us. we have, in this spirit, a formal proclamation. you do not have enough wall space for the proclamations that you have received. but this is my honor to recognize, you have to share this today. garcia understands this because there are only 365 days a year. he must have given out 10 days every day. and i am trying to separate this. in the spirit of brown, let me give out heritage day, guatemalan heritage day, and mexican heritage day. and...
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motivating us by fear and hatred. it frightens me. it frightens me for the country because i feel like even the greatest leaders, even when we were really down, during the reagan times, people followed him because the words he were using -- the words he was using, even though unemployment was less than is now. i think it is so important that we demand the greatness and our leaders that we deserve. and not allow that kind of rhetoric to take over and become what would qualify as leadership. tavis: let me connect that back to the project, the new record. he talked about the fact that words have meaning and the art -- you talked about the fact that words have meaning and they are powerful and is the message that resonates. not that every one of the lyrics in your songs have to be substantive, sometimes they are just pawns, everything does not have to be socially redemptive, but how much thought you give to the lyrical content? >> i really want this stuff to be in the time honored fashion of the vulnerability, desire, les
motivating us by fear and hatred. it frightens me. it frightens me for the country because i feel like even the greatest leaders, even when we were really down, during the reagan times, people followed him because the words he were using -- the words he was using, even though unemployment was less than is now. i think it is so important that we demand the greatness and our leaders that we deserve. and not allow that kind of rhetoric to take over and become what would qualify as leadership....
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that word was used. i want you all to delete that word open a " good-faith effort" but i want to go back to -- " good faith effort" but i want to go back to proposition 26. i have a great concern because of the fact that when you stated if a yes vote goes through, that would jeopardize a lot of people like myself, retirees, receiving less than $62,000 a year, to vessel were on their homes, and you said that the board of supervisors are supposed to be may be voting on it today, a no vote. i do not know because i'm here. i do not know if you have someone who has heard whether or not they have voted on it, but if so, my request to you is that you send notices to those of us that pay our bills, informing us that 26 will jeopardize, if passed, our solar in san francisco, since we are supposed to be a green city. i'm just asking -- will you please consider that, and let people know and understand? people who do not attend these meetings do not know about services you provide other than challenging us for the s
that word was used. i want you all to delete that word open a " good-faith effort" but i want to go back to -- " good faith effort" but i want to go back to proposition 26. i have a great concern because of the fact that when you stated if a yes vote goes through, that would jeopardize a lot of people like myself, retirees, receiving less than $62,000 a year, to vessel were on their homes, and you said that the board of supervisors are supposed to be may be voting on it...
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four years ago, martin o'malley misled us. now he's just making stuff up. bob ehrlich. we can do better. >>> in south dakota it was a loud and rumbling scene. today it was the annual buffalo herd round up. drove 1500 buffalo into corals for the november sale. some of the herds sold off because of the limited amount of past tour. >>> if you are looking to bring dazzle to your aquarium, in taiwan they have created a flores event angel fish. the new breed can light up a room on its own. the fish are about to hit the market. they will be priced at $30 a piece. that means you don't want to that means you don't want to forget ,, old gibbs canning company. that means you don't want to forget ,, today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and giving an old gm plant a jump start building electric motors. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you. and stick
four years ago, martin o'malley misled us. now he's just making stuff up. bob ehrlich. we can do better. >>> in south dakota it was a loud and rumbling scene. today it was the annual buffalo herd round up. drove 1500 buffalo into corals for the november sale. some of the herds sold off because of the limited amount of past tour. >>> if you are looking to bring dazzle to your aquarium, in taiwan they have created a flores event angel fish. the new breed can light up a room on...
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and the path ahead that will allow us to widen our economic and trade relations. scientific and technical knowledge. better understanding for the mutual interest, not only of these two cities, but of our country. the date is the right time to recognize and honor the effort this project. the mayor of the city of san francisco gavin newsom and his team, the mayor of barcelona and his team and all institutions and private citizens who helped make possible this relationship between san francisco and barcelona. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, mr. council in general. next to let me introduce someone who is very important. that is not just about establishing the sister city relationship, but making sure it is a meaningful one. that would not be possible without the work of the sister city committee. the president of that committee is here. she has been working diligently for the last few months. we are excited about the leadership that she will continue to provide. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome and thank you for being here. it is an honor to h
and the path ahead that will allow us to widen our economic and trade relations. scientific and technical knowledge. better understanding for the mutual interest, not only of these two cities, but of our country. the date is the right time to recognize and honor the effort this project. the mayor of the city of san francisco gavin newsom and his team, the mayor of barcelona and his team and all institutions and private citizens who helped make possible this relationship between san francisco...
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last year, the use to want to kick us out of the room, and they never succeeded, but they still wanted to do that nonetheless. the other point i wanted to make was to echo ms. jackson's statements about the good faith effort approach to local hiring, a lot of us are working to strengthen and eliminate the good faith effort approach to local hiring, hopefully, to get the kind of system where we can get everybody who is out of work right now, especially the folks that are struggling as much as folks on the ground in communities to really get more of -- what we're looking for is union jobs. to get folks in the community in good, solid work, and to get our brothers and were -- brothers and sisters from the rank-and- file to work. we think the way to do that is to eliminate good faith effort. we even published a report called "the failure of good faith" because we feel very strongly about this because we feel that it failed. so i'm going to give you a copy of this. and that any further public comment? -- >> any further public comment? seeing none, we can move on. >> mr. president, the next
last year, the use to want to kick us out of the room, and they never succeeded, but they still wanted to do that nonetheless. the other point i wanted to make was to echo ms. jackson's statements about the good faith effort approach to local hiring, a lot of us are working to strengthen and eliminate the good faith effort approach to local hiring, hopefully, to get the kind of system where we can get everybody who is out of work right now, especially the folks that are struggling as much as...
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tell us where they are again? >> location in berkeley, alcatraz, location downtown oakland san pablo and then two locations east mount town center we just opened our newest center there last summer our largest center. we have four of those locations. >> great i must says the state of the art. we have so many things i would like to say about this center but most of our participants that we service, are medicare medical and so all our services are free to them but med cal, medicare cut dental some time ago we still offer it we have a state of the art dental center that meets the needs we recognize dentistry is a part of your overall good health if you can't eat properly or chew properly it effects your overall health and i just can't stress enough ron that the center for elders and dependents is about keeping you healthy for as long as possible, living in your own home and in your own community for as long as possible. >> you are the outreach person where do you go? >> any church, five or more people a home visit re
tell us where they are again? >> location in berkeley, alcatraz, location downtown oakland san pablo and then two locations east mount town center we just opened our newest center there last summer our largest center. we have four of those locations. >> great i must says the state of the art. we have so many things i would like to say about this center but most of our participants that we service, are medicare medical and so all our services are free to them but med cal, medicare...
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made it a priority to develop new recycling and composting programs, set aggressive goals, and keep us on track. without further delay, it is my pleasure to introduce mayor gavin newsom, who has some spectacular news. mayor newsom: i think this is the completion of your first week on the job. melanie was with the speaker's office doing similar work, so that we could be successful in san francisco and but in a position to make a lot of the announcements we have been making bore over the last number of years. i happen to think this is a big deal. i think that other cities across the country that struggle to deal with the issue of their diversion rates with landfills that are literally filling up, that are becoming floating regattas of landfills that are being pushed up and down rivers and across the coast and around the continent, that this represents an important milestone, the cities can think differently and act differently and do some of them substantially differently -- do something substantially differently as it relates to their waist. what we know, we do not think, is that 1 mill
made it a priority to develop new recycling and composting programs, set aggressive goals, and keep us on track. without further delay, it is my pleasure to introduce mayor gavin newsom, who has some spectacular news. mayor newsom: i think this is the completion of your first week on the job. melanie was with the speaker's office doing similar work, so that we could be successful in san francisco and but in a position to make a lot of the announcements we have been making bore over the last...
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stay with us. >>> you know, little youssif suffered so much, but i can tell you he taught us something as well. through the nonstop coverage of the war and terror, he taught us something about hope and his spirit, and you, the cnn viewer and cnn.com user really made the next phase of his life possible. youssif's father called it a journey from death to life. his mother called it a dream. >> we'd like to welcome you to los angeles. >> from baghdad to los angeles, a 24-hour trip, a world away, and a new beginning for youssif and his family. far from iraq's violent and uncertain streets. cnn correspondent dar roy damon brought youssif's polite to the world's attention. she served for a time as their translator. for youssif and their family, every day in their new home seemed extraordinary. >> she's seen a toaster in cartoons before but not real life. >> there were other slices of americana, previously seen only in the movies. manicured lawns, a swimming pool, a playground. another first, youssif's first doctor's visit with dr. peter grossman. >> he's not happy with me. this is not unusual
stay with us. >>> you know, little youssif suffered so much, but i can tell you he taught us something as well. through the nonstop coverage of the war and terror, he taught us something about hope and his spirit, and you, the cnn viewer and cnn.com user really made the next phase of his life possible. youssif's father called it a journey from death to life. his mother called it a dream. >> we'd like to welcome you to los angeles. >> from baghdad to los angeles, a 24-hour...
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and being used by staff out in the field. it allows us to cite for various vaylations listed. the final amounts listed as well. the collection of moneys is to be handled by the controllers office. that's something we'll track and make sure that happens probably quarterly. the appeals procedure is also laid out, and is with essentially the board of appeals. they don't come to you, they go to the board of appeals is if anyone is to appeal this citation. so that's really good news. we learned this citation is very specific to allow the site only venues that permits from us. so half of this is places that don't have entertainment permits that are potentially to be cited for not having an entertainment permit when they ought to have one. definitions of interand thement, emitting sounds, or things that we are called on to assist the police with. this is not a form that we're capable of using for that purpose. so that means we'll have to find a remedy, probably ledge slatively and work with the city attorney and police department, because the police are empowered to enforce these, as
and being used by staff out in the field. it allows us to cite for various vaylations listed. the final amounts listed as well. the collection of moneys is to be handled by the controllers office. that's something we'll track and make sure that happens probably quarterly. the appeals procedure is also laid out, and is with essentially the board of appeals. they don't come to you, they go to the board of appeals is if anyone is to appeal this citation. so that's really good news. we learned this...
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>> when they want us to speak, it might be inconvenient for us. it has been very emotional for me. dealing with the work in progress, listening to what people had to say about it. >> many people have given you this opportunity to present this to work. has that been useful for you? >> i am so grateful for this experience. like i said, in the bay area, it is very traditional. any opportunity to step in and show that we understand what we have been taught and how we are putting our own voice into this is very pleasing. i get to stand in front of my elders and be me and also be them. improvisation in rhythmic is closely intertwined in the classical music. >> the musician is the dancer as well. we are dancing and music and the rhythm. we improvise with the musicians. >> your whole body is an instrument. >> our body is the instrument. this house that we produce with our mouth, we produce with our feet and also the instrument produces the same sounds. we can communicate by reciting, dancing, by movement. the body is an instrument. >> how has this helped to move >> we are not only have the
>> when they want us to speak, it might be inconvenient for us. it has been very emotional for me. dealing with the work in progress, listening to what people had to say about it. >> many people have given you this opportunity to present this to work. has that been useful for you? >> i am so grateful for this experience. like i said, in the bay area, it is very traditional. any opportunity to step in and show that we understand what we have been taught and how we are putting...
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they mocked us a bit. i even was a little concerned about the composting requirement at first, but now i'm doing it. other folks are doing it, and it is really exciting to achieve these extraordinary goals. green collar jobs. the new economy. this is our future. this is real. it is happening now, and it could be happening everywhere else, not just in the great city and county of san francisco. >> good afternoon. i'm the director san francisco's department of the environment. we are here today with our partners to make an announcement about san francisco's accomplishments in the cycling that can only be called the story. san francisco is a city that knows how to recycle. over the years, our city has been a nationwide later in recycling, and mayor newsom has made it a priority to develop new recycling and composting programs, set aggressive goals, and keep us on track. without further delay, it is my pleasure to introduce mayor gavin newsom, who has some spectacular news. mayor newsom: i think this is the co
they mocked us a bit. i even was a little concerned about the composting requirement at first, but now i'm doing it. other folks are doing it, and it is really exciting to achieve these extraordinary goals. green collar jobs. the new economy. this is our future. this is real. it is happening now, and it could be happening everywhere else, not just in the great city and county of san francisco. >> good afternoon. i'm the director san francisco's department of the environment. we are here...
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it was important for us that we made this project for the place, of the place. what i mean by that is participants would also used repurchased materials. >> we will be speaking to one of the artists that you selected. what excited you about his idea? >> have many things. first of all, i am a fan of his architecture. because of that creativity, i knew that he could come up with something unique. i love the fact that he was specifically addressing the landscape around here, and it was also about the human interaction with this place. >> what are your expectations with the people coming to presidio habitat? >> we really hope people will come with their family, dogs, and come back a number of times the works will change over the year. the feedback we are getting is you cannot do all of them on one visit. it is really better to come back and have different experiences. >> thank you. i am with mark jensen of jensen architect. he was one of the architects to be chosen to do the presidio habitat. when you heard about this project, what inspired you about that call? >> o
it was important for us that we made this project for the place, of the place. what i mean by that is participants would also used repurchased materials. >> we will be speaking to one of the artists that you selected. what excited you about his idea? >> have many things. first of all, i am a fan of his architecture. because of that creativity, i knew that he could come up with something unique. i love the fact that he was specifically addressing the landscape around here, and it was...
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thing for us to take used motor oil from customers. we have a 75-gallon tank that we used and we have someone take it from here to recycle. >> so far, we have 35 people. we have collected 78 gallons, if not more. these are other locations that you can go. it is absolutely free. you just need to have the location open. you are set to go. >> we thought we wouldd< take ts weekly video out on the road. we are here at recology at the recycling center. if you ever wondered where your recyclables go, and this new mandate for composting, the new challenges and mandates around recycling, what we are trying to achieve -- it all starts right here. we just marked an important milestone in our city. i would argue important this nationn francisco has now achieved a 77% diversion rate, the highest in america. no big city can lay claim to diverting that much of their waste, and that is why that composting requirement was so important. this is why our efforts to consumption and distribution and the like of plastic water bottles is so important. it is b
thing for us to take used motor oil from customers. we have a 75-gallon tank that we used and we have someone take it from here to recycle. >> so far, we have 35 people. we have collected 78 gallons, if not more. these are other locations that you can go. it is absolutely free. you just need to have the location open. you are set to go. >> we thought we wouldd< take ts weekly video out on the road. we are here at recology at the recycling center. if you ever wondered where your...